to the magazine Kyū Bakufu, writing articles about his experiences in the 1860s, as well as about the navy of the former Shogunate. Arai died of diabetes in 1909, at the age of 74. References and further reading Fukunaga Kyōsuke. Kaishō Arai Ikunosuke. Tokyo: Morikita Shoten, 1943. Harada Akira. Arai Ikunosuke. Tokyo: Yoshikawa Kobunkan, 1994. Hillsborough, Romulus. Shinsengumi: The Shogun's Last Samurai Corps. Tuttle Publishing (2005). External links Information on the Shogunate navy, including Arai's command More information on Arai 1836 births 1909 deaths Samurai People from Tokyo People of the Boshin War People of Meiji-period Japan Deaths from diabetes Government ministers of Japan Japan Meteorological Agency